Will rock salt keep weeds from growing?

Salt leaches into the groundand essentially sterilizes it, preventing vegetative re-growth. Spread a thin layer of rock salt between your walkway's bricks, pavers or stones. It will kill any weeds or grass growing there, and keep them away for years.

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A short while back, we had a customer at our Newbury depot making a purchase of Rock Salt which ordinarily is used in cold conditions and in the winter to combat the icy conditions associated with these times. This admittedly had us confused as the weather was neither cold nor icy, in fact it was the exact opposite. Normally, Rock salt finds itself being sprinkled on roads, drive and walkways before or after frost and snowfall however this customer seemingly was aware of a weed killing trick that we had missed. Due to the amount of intrigue, some research had to be done into this and to our delight, we found some instructions on how to use Rock Salt as a weed killer which had to be shared. This is what we found: Sprinkle a few chunks of rock salt on the soil surface at the bases of weeds. They’ll begin dying from desiccation within several days. Use salt sparingly, and don’t count on anything growing there or in the area immediately surrounding it for years to come. Salt leaches into the groundand essentially sterilizes it, preventing vegetative re-growth. Spread a thin layer of rock salt between your walkway’s bricks, pavers or stones. It will kill any weeds or grass growing there, and keep them away for years. Apply rock salt to cracks and crevices in your pavement or driveway. Spread it over gravel walks and drives. It will remain active and prevent re-infestation for quite some time. Add 1 cup of rock salt to 1 gallon of hot water. Stir until the salt is dissolved. Pour the herbicide into a plastic spray bottle. Apply to crabgrass and broadleaf weeds. Reapply five days later. Complete the treatment with a third application five days after that As we found out, there are quite a few ways of applying Rock Salt to the weed effected areas and from what it seems, it provides a very effective and quite frankly cheaper alternative to the mainstream weed killing methods. So when the winter time comes around, it might be worth keeping a bit of spare Rock Salt ready to reenact your very own Rambo scene on those weeds. However if you would like to hasten this, what seems like a forever on-going battle, you can purchase Rock Salt from Rivar Sand and Gravel.

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Pea gravels are smooth, multi-colored stones the size of a pea. Many homeowners opt to use them around their houses, gardens, driveways, and pathways. This is a great prevention technique to prevent rats from entering their homes and making holes in the yard landscaping as rats do not like burrowing through gravel. Having a layer of loose gravel beneath and around your house can discourage the rats as it makes it difficult for them to dig through, build a nest, or hide. When a rat digs in it, the pebbles fall back in upon themselves and it’s much harder for the animal to move. This way, the rat gets frustrated and eventually abandons its efforts to proceed. Typically, rats prefer to excavate their burrows in soft ground. However, given the option of digging through 4 or 6 inches of loose gravel and finding another place to live, then this helps to shift the balance in favor of them looking elsewhere. The same also applies to other smaller rodents such as mice or shrews. These pests prefer areas that are well hidden to protect them from potential predators. As such, grass, shrubs, and places under rocks provide the perfect habitats to hide and burrow.

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